Buick V8 engine
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The Buick V8 is a family of V8 engines produced by the Buick division of General Motors between 1953 and 1981. All were 90° water-cooled V8 OHV naturally aspirated engines.
401 cu in "Nailhead" in a 1964 Buick Wildcat
The 322 Fireball V8 in a 1956 Buick Century
1963 401 Buick V8. Note the horizontal valve covers, and how narrow the engine is for a large displacement V8
Super Wildcat 425 cu in (7.0 L) 390 hp (291 kW) engine
Oldsmobile V8 engine
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The Oldsmobile V8, also referred to as the Rocket, is a series of engines that was produced by Oldsmobile from 1949 until 1990. The Rocket, along with the 1949 Cadillac V8, were the first post-war pus
Buick V8 engine
…and Pontiac sold few cars with it, using it only in 1961 and 1962. Although sharing basic architecture with the Buick, Oldsmobile developed its own all-aluminum 215, the "Rockette V8", to install in its F-85 Cutlass Y-body. Its angled valve covers were designed by Oldsmobile engineers to look like a traditional…
1949 303 cu. in. Rocket
An Oldsmobile Rocket V8 303 c.i. (5L) gasoline engine
324 ci V8 (1954-1956)
371 ci V8 (1957-1960)